May
23rd
2017
Cutie Marks and Self Realization · 12:33pm May 23rd, 2017
We all know that cutie mark appears when ponies make a realization of something about themselves, usually regarding their innate talents and abilities, but that's only part of the equation. There's actually a question regarding them that has yet be addressed, by fans (to my knowledge) and the series proper, one that's been bugging me for some time now.
What is the question? You might be asking yourself, I'll tell you. The question is, when you have an epiphany does that cause your mark to change?
That's how cutie marks are supposed to work... but then there are the CMC who got theirs by giving up on getting them for a while...
4543847 I think it has to do with the natureof the epiphany, in the case of the CMC it was the helping others find and better understand their marks that was their epiphany. I think that the cutie mark us a result of the epiphany and if a pony were to have a different mark. For the CMC, I would wage that if weren't for their friendship and the bond they formed their cutie marks would be the items on the shields. But that would spring from different epiphanies.
4543854 Sorry, I kind of worded it a little wonky. I meant to say, what happens when you have an epiphany when you already have your mark?
4543856 I would wager nothing